BILL RANDALL (1911-unknown)
Broken Iron. Probable advertisement for Dodge. Gouache on board. 345x390 mm; 13 1/2x15 1/4 inches (sight), on19 1/2x20 3/4-inch board. Signed "Bill Randall" in lower right image; not dated. Adhered to matte and nicely framed.
Provenance: Investment Rarities Incorporated (IRI) collection of founder Jim Cook and his wife, Diane; Heritage Auctions, April 23, 2019, lot 71291; thence to Dick McDonough.
Randall is known for his pin-up illustrations that donned the pages of Esquire and his Date Book calendar series, published by the Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company. He also illustrated covers and stories for Collier's Weekly and American Weekly in addition to producing artwork for advertising campaigns for General Motors, Palmolive soap, Scotch tape, and more.
Condition:
Scattered surface abrasions, including a 6½-inch long abrasion beginning in trees at upper left, and running diagonally through torso of woman and onto man's pants. Another, approximately 5 inches long, begins to left of woman's upper thigh and runs horizontally through man's legs. Another ½-inch abrasion under woman's foot at left. Another, approximately 4 inches long, begins near center of bumper and runs into walkway. Another, approximately 1½ inches long, in red area above bumper. Some spots of white discoloration to car.
Verso is blank with some discoloration from dried adhesive residue and remnants of tape. Surface layer of board's verso is coming loose in some areas.
Adhered to matte and nicely framed with conservation glass. Not removed from matte for inspection.
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